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The Call Pod
by Gbenga and Busola Oni
The Call is a platform where we share on the practical application of the Bible as it pertains to pursuing purpose. It's a place of vulnerability and complete realness. We hope that our listeners will gain clarity, develop audacity, receive leverage and be empowered to live the kingdom lifestyle.
Episodes
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Pillar of Love V: Justice
In this last episode of the Love of God series, the last pillar of love is justice. We discussed the invitation we all have received from God to become conservative radicals, meaning we are called to ensure Justice around us and in our homes. What then is Justice? Listen and know.
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Pillar of Love IV: Sacrifice
Loving God or human demands sacrifice. And in this second-to-last episode of 2025, we discuss the pillar of love that invites us to sacrifice and what it means.
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Pillar of Love III: Humility
In part 3 of the practical applications of God's love. We discuss Humility and what it means for us as call chasers. It was built on part 2, where we discussed service, which, when done well, can lead to humility. We stated clearly that Humility is not self-deprecating, but rather a humble...
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Pillar of Love II:Service
In part 2 of the practical applications of God's love. We discuss Service and what it means for us as call chasers. Just like Christ said, we are here primarily on earth for service. To serve others and not to be served.
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Pillar of Love I:Kindness
We continue now in the practical applications of God's love. In the last episode, we discussed the mystery of giving versus receiving. In today's episode, we take on the first pillar of love, Kindness, and explore what it means for us as call chasers.
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The Love of God:The Mystery of Giving Vs Accepting
We bridge the gap between discussing the Love of God, what it means, how it shows up in our faith, and now, before we go into the application or how we apply it, by pausing to discuss the mystery of love, which is giving and accepting.
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The Love of God: Reward of Eternal Life Part II
We conclude the two-part conversation on the love of God, eternal reward, looking at the experience of living in this love daily. There is no pit too bottomless for God’s love to reach us. God’s love will rescue us! All we should do is call to him to show us the token of his love.
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The Love of God: Reward of Eternal Life Part I
In this two-part conversation on the love of God's eternal nature, we discuss in this first part the eternity of the life after, with a secure love. In Jeremiah 31:3, God reminded us, saying, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness." What should be our...
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The Love of God: Acceptance Part II
Part 2 of the discussion on the Love of God series acceptance. The story of the prodigal son was used to establish that the Father is looking out for us, irrespective of how messed up we think we are. All that is expected is for us to feel and live as truly beloved people. Some practices to help…
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The Love of God: Acceptance Part I
In the Love of God series today, we dwell on accepting God's love. We established that we are accepted by the beloved. Ephesians 1:6. And as (John 15:13) says, “Greater love has no one than this; to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus accepted and…
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The Love of God: Sacrifice
In this episode, we continue our conversation on the love of God. We explored what it meant to God, a deep and costly sacrifice that reveals how God indeed loves us as a people and went against his nature to accommodate us and give us the grace and power to meet him by putting on the…
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The Love of God: Giving
We begin a deep delve into the series on the Love of God. In this episode, Busola and Gbenga shared the nature of God's Love as a giving one, starting with the fact that it is not earned but a gift given even before accepting it. The response invites us as call chasers to be Love givers, too....
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The Love of God: An Introductory Episode
In this new series to start in 2025, we will discuss the Love of God, what it means, and the practical implications for us as call chasers. Today's episode gives an introductory view of what it means and lists the various themes we will cover for at least the year's first seven months. Listen,...
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Praying in the Spirit and Constantly Intercede
In this concluding episode of the series on spiritual warfare, where we unpacked the full or complete armor of God and the invitation for believers in Christ to put it on as we fight against the evil strategies of the accuser, the episode dwells on the practical application of all the armor which...
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The Sword of the Spirit
Continuing the conversation on the full armor of God, we dwell on the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. This is one of the armors that needs an authenticator, the Holy Spirit's person. You can not read or understand the scripture without the help of the divine force of God. We also...
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The Helmet of Salvation
We continued the series on the whole armor of God. Busola and Gbenga discussed the next armor after our shield of Faith, the helmet of salvation. In this episode, we shared that the helmet of salvation is taking up Christ's offer of freedom. The helmet protects our site of reasoning. We are…
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The Shield of Faith
In this episode, we discussed what the shield of faith is all about—distinguishing between what it means to carry and apply the shield. The discussion asserted that Faith is a shield that protects us, and Faith isn't only about the lovely or good things that happen to us. It is inclusive of all...
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The Gospel Shoes of Peace
In this episode of the Full Armor of God series, Busola and Gbenga discuss the sandals or shoes of the gospel of peace, what it means, and how it protects us from the land miles set by the devil and his minions. The highlight is the reminder that no one is past redeeming. All they need to do is…
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The Breastplate of Righteousness
In this episode, we delve into the next armor of God, the body armor of God's righteousness, also known as the breastplate of righteousness. Body armor is our last line of defense when all other armor fails because it protects our vital organs. The scripture charged us to only dwell on good...
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The Belt of Truth
We delve deep into the full amour, discussing the belt of truth. In the discussion, we concluded that the belt not only sets free but also empowers. Listen and be blessed.
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The Full Amour of God
Now that we know what spiritual warfare is and the myths surrounding it, we begin to delve into the weapon believers need to fight it. The weapon is nothing but the armor of God. In this episode, we discuss what the armor of God is and why it is crucial to put on the full armor.
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The Myths Around Spiritual Warfare
In the last episode, we discussed what spiritual warfare is, and in this episode, Busola discusses what it is not. We will expose some of the myths around spiritual warfare and prepare ourselves as believers for real spiritual warfare by putting on our full armor, which will be covered in the…
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What is Spiritual Welfare
In this episode, we discuss spiritual welfare, what it is all about, and why we, as call-chasers, must take up our armor and fight the good fight.
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Review of 2023
Welcome to 2024. In this episode, we reviewed 2023 topics around leadership of the spirit and stewardship and how they relate to our call as those chasing our call. The episode concluded by introducing the theme of the first half of 2024 episodes, which is around spiritual welfare.
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The Call Mandate: Stewardship 4: Relationship with Material Things
We conclude the stewardship series with a conversation on our relationship with material things. It is the last episode of our call mandate. The central issue the episode covered is for believers to remember it is God's mind that we walk in abundance and yet live in the focus of heaven, not...
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The Call Mandate: Stewardship 3: Relationship with Self
In the third part of the stewardship series, we discussed how to steward oneself to meet the call mandate.
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The Call Mandate: Stewardship 2: Relationship with People
In this series on stewardship, we focus on how to steward our relationship with people. The central point was for us as call chasers to remember that people are the crown of God's creation and He is interested in how we relate with one another.
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The Call Mandate: Stewardship 1: Relationship with God
The discussion of stewardship is becoming paramount in our generation that has arrogated everything to herself. A generation that claims to be self-made. However, in God's design, call chasers must continually remember we are all stewards of God's resources (life, resources, and relationships).…
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The Call Mandate: Spirit Leadership 7: Waiting and Listening
As we conclude the series of the spirit leadership. We discussed the place of waiting and listening. One critical submission from this episode is knowing that it is possible to wait on God and not be a good listener. We must not just be listening to messages, storing pads loaded with notes from...
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The Call Mandate: Spirit Leadership 6: Receiving Help
Continuing the conversation on help, we focus today on how to receive help. The discussion explored some of the reasons why people might not receive help, some of which include pride, fear of shame, and disappointment, amongst others. It concluded with what should be the disposition of those on…
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The Call Mandate: Spirit Leadership 5: Giving Help
In this episode, we discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in teaching believers how to give help, supporting us also to imbibe God's nature of provision of help. Even Christ said it is in the best interest of Christians that Him `Christ goes home so that the Holy Spirit comes. He helps our...
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The Call Mandate: Spiritual Leadership 4: Doers
Continuing the conversation on spiritual leadership a fortnight ago, we explored the place of trust. And like the famous Christian song words, trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obey. Gbenga shares the place of obedience, God's invitation for us to be...
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The Call Mandate: Spiritual Leadership 3: Trust
In a generation where the world struggles with trust. The Lord is inviting us back to the place of trust and total dependence on the holy spirit. It is an invitation to a place of ZERO resistance. So in today's episode, still on the series of the call mandate and exposition of spiritual…
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The Call Mandate: Spiritual Leadership Part 2: Miracles
This episode continues our conversation on our call mandate under spiritual leadership, reflecting on Miracles. If anything causes a considerable debate on earth or even divides believers, it is called "MIRACLE." Yet people use the word always, expecting it or saying I just got a miracle. The...
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The Call Mandate: Spiritual Leadership Part 1: Personality
In today's episode, We deep dive into the call mandate starting the series spiritual leadership. We explored his personality, who is the Holy Spirit, how He enables us to deliver on our call, and the challenges we encounter in living a spirit-led life.
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Season Five Introduction: The Call Mandate
Welcome to Season Five of the call podcast. This season will be year-long and digging deep into the call mandates. The mandates will be discussed under three broad terms, first, spiritual leadership, secondly stewardship, and lastly, the concept of parenthood. You don't want to miss the 20 total...
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Hope of His Calling Part 6: Death
We conclude season four with the conversation on death. Looking at what death should mean for us as call chasers.
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Hope of His Calling Part 5: Love
As this series and season end with an episode left, today's episode covers the place of love in the hope of God's calling.
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Hope of His Calling Part 4: Hope of Glory
When the Bible talks about the Glory in relation to the Hope of His Calling, what does this mean? This episode of the call podcast discussed this question reflecting on the glory and all the various form of it and the place of suffering and thankfulness in showing forth God's glory.
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Hope of His Calling Part 3: The Greatness of His Power
In this episode, we explore the hope of His calling by reflecting on the incredible greatness of God's power towards those of us who believe and are called according to His purpose. We reflect on what the power means, how we can access it and the benefits of living mindful of this power.
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Hope of His Calling Part 2: Hope of His Riches
We continue with our conversation in season 4 on the Hope of His Calling. In today's episode, we will explore what the hope of his riches is all about. How do we receive these riches and understand the connection to our calling as call chasers? And what should be our response.
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Hope of His Calling Part 1: What is this Hope
As call chasers, it is important to know that the hope of His calling is our manifesto. In season 4 we will be exploring what this hope is about. For today's episode, we explored what it means, why we need to settle into this hope, and what the role of the Holy Spirit is in bringing us into...
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Our work does not validate us
In today's episode, we share the need to avoid seeking validation from our work or from others' approval/disapproval.
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Working from a point of rest
In this episode, we reflect on the importance of working from a point of rest. The impact it has on our productivity and life in general. As we approach a new year, we invite you to reflect on the themes shared in today's podcast and plan to work from a place of rest.
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Threefold Stream of Work
In today's episode, we discuss the threefold stream of work - an act of worship, a service, and a blessing. We review how walking purposefully in our call makes us see our work as service to God and to serve Him is to worship Him.
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Our Calling in our Work
Do you see your work (job, business) as part of your calling or separate from it? Do you regard work as a necessary burden just to pay the bills and you would rather be enjoying on an island everyday? We understand that feeling. In this episode, we explore the concept of the work we do as part of...
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What is Work?
Today, we begin season 3 by exploring the concept of work as we pursue our call. Is work a result of the Adamic sin? Is work only meant to meet our physical needs? Is there important vs. non-important work when we are pursuing our calling? We dive deep into these questions in this episode.
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The Called Life is Infinite
What does an infinite-based life look like when pursuing the call? How many times do you pause to consider the long game over the short term as you make life choices? Today's episode is the final in the second season of this podcast and we reflect on what it means to be eternal focused as we…
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The Called Life is Optimistic
In this episode, we are discussing optimism. The Called Life is Optimistic. There is a lot of confusion when call chasers or believers sound optimistic. People think we are denying reality. However, optimism is not about denying reality. And it isn’t positivity either. Do listen to learn more…
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The Call is Humility
We hope you have developed a heart of compassion since we met a fortnight ago. Today, we will reflect on the importance of humility in the pursuit of our Call. Jesus, in the sermon on the Mount, said, “Blessed are the meek." The message version, Matthew 5v5, says, “You’re blessed when you’re...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Call is a platform where we share on the practical application of the Bible as it pertains to pursuing purpose. It's a place of vulnerability and complete realness. We hope that our listeners will gain clarity, develop audacity, receive leverage and be empowered to live the kingdom lifestyle.
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Gbenga and Busola Oni
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